So recently started with the blood hunter for fun. However, genie path is blocked. So I bought it. And now this makes no sense.
I bought the genie path, shouldn't it come with that stuff? I can't select one of the genies as a patron. I can't get the spells, nothing. I paid for something I could already used. Nothing has changed.
And no, I can't afford to buy the full sets. But now I have to buy a bunch of stuff for the one path. This feels like a rip off. If it clearly stated that it doesn't include the genies or the spells etc etc, fine, I could live with that. Instead of buying the genie path, I would have just bought something like Dao and get it done with. That would have been more beneficial than buying genie path.
If there's something I'm doing wrong however, I won't mind if someone tells me and points out what I need to do.
As Ahzi said, the Genie Patron from Tasha's is only a subclass for the Warlock.
The Blood Hunter class is not official, and was published on D&D Beyond due to a partnership with Critical Role. All Blood Hunter content is completely free, and available on the Blood Hunter page. I'm assuming you're talking about the Order of the Profane Soul subclass with the Genie patron.
Based on what you've described, the most likely problem is that you have selected Blood Hunter, not Blood Hunter (INT) or Blood Hunter (WIS). Because Blood Hunters can use either INT or WIS as their primary ability, D&DB had to divide that up into two separate 'classes' for the character sheet to work correctly. In order to pick a subclass you must use either Blood Hunter (INT) or Blood Hunter (WIS).
If you did indeed buy the Genie Patron for the Warlock, I'd use the Support link at the bottom of the page to try and get a refund (keep in mind they're very busy, so it might be a few days before you get a reply).
Yeah the blood hunter class which when using the profane soul, you get your patron. Most patrons are locked behind a pay wall. I first used the undying, but want to switch to genie now. Which is warlock subclass. But even so, I can't choose a patron.
So none of the spells or unique abilities are show when you level up.
I wouldn't go for a refund. I'm happy to have the genie path unlocked. So probably when I get paid end of the month buy the rest if needed. I'll give a shot to switch between the int and wis BH and see if that makes a difference.
My only issue is buying the content didn't show me any advancement in the class. It feels like I paid for absolutely nothing. But I'll try that other subsets as you said and see what happens.
I see i can't upload any screen shots. So I went and I checked the three different BH. So far, none of them works. I can choose an otherworldly patron. But it makes no difference between having bought the genie path or not. It still stays the same, doesn't matter if I switch between BH, BH int or BH wis. They all give me the option to choose a patron but no option to choose the actual patron to have the spell list.
So the only thing remaining means I have to buy that monster from the one book and then every single spell before I can fully unlock the path, which makes buying the path utterly pointless. And if there was a disclaimer stating, please buy this and this and this to complete the path, sure fine.
But other than that, I can't see where to change your patron. Not path but patron. Like choosing between one of the four genies. Or chowing which item you want to use as the special home base etc.
As far as I can see, the patrons for the BH are ingrained into the class itself. You do not need any monsters or Warlock subclasses for that. All you need, is the spells that are not part of the SRD.
You can go to Imgur, upload the pictures there and then bring the permalink here if you want to show us pictures.
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You don't need to purchase anything to access the profane soul patron options. However, you do need to make sure you select the correct version (CR - Order of the Profane Soul (INT) or CR - Order of the Profane Soul (WIS)). If you don't, the patron list for Otherworldly Patron won't populate:
Can you provide a link to the character you're having this issue with?
See, that I can do. I can select all of those options you just showed. I could choose any of them before purchasing the genie path. However, I can't choose a specific patron in the genie path. For example, I want to choose stone, not water or flame or wind, since each genie comes with a different spell list. I can't see those spells anywhere or have the option for choosing one of the genies. That's where I'm stuck. Not choosing the type of patron.
Edit: I've tried all classes. I've tried BH, BH int, BH wis. I've tried starting a new character and going up one level at a time. I've tried jumping to max level. I've tried editing a character. I've looked through the spells list, no spells for Dao. I've logged in and logged out. I've refreshed. I've switched between pc and mobile. I have the book downloaded that holds the genie path. I've made sure all other books are updated. I've scoured the internet for answers. I've asked friends but no one has tried patrons before. I've also given up as well.
As shown by your screen shots, yes, profane soul. I'm trying to load a screen shot but it's not working. But once you have profane soul, you choose your patron, in this case I'm going genie. But now I should have a choice between Dao, Djinn, Efreet and Marids. But those options don't appear. Without that option, I can't select to be in the specific path of water, air, wind or rock. I'm stuck with a big ole nothing. Unless this is still an oversight by Beyond and still needs to be added.
See, that I can do. I can select all of those options you just showed. I could choose any of them before purchasing the genie path. However, I can't choose a specific patron in the genie path. For example, I want to choose stone, not water or flame or wind, since each genie comes with a different spell list. I can't see those spells anywhere or have the option for choosing one of the genies. That's where I'm stuck. Not choosing the type of patron.
Edit: I've tried all classes. I've tried BH, BH int, BH wis. I've tried starting a new character and going up one level at a time. I've tried jumping to max level. I've tried editing a character. I've looked through the spells list, no spells for Dao. I've logged in and logged out. I've refreshed. I've switched between pc and mobile. I have the book downloaded that holds the genie path. I've made sure all other books are updated. I've scoured the internet for answers. I've asked friends but no one has tried patrons before. I've also given up as well.
As shown by your screen shots, yes, profane soul. I'm trying to load a screen shot but it's not working. But once you have profane soul, you choose your patron, in this case I'm going genie. But now I should have a choice between Dao, Djinn, Efreet and Marids. But those options don't appear. Without that option, I can't select to be in the specific path of water, air, wind or rock. I'm stuck with a big ole nothing. Unless this is still an oversight by Beyond and still needs to be added.
Nothing in the Order of the Profane Soul says you choose a specific genie option. From the class description:
Rite Focus
The Genie. As a bonus action, you expend a use of your Blood Maledict feature to give yourself a flying speed of 30 feet, which lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Hemocraft modifier (minimum of 1 round).
Now that was an answer that answered my questions. Thank you. I was under the impression that a patron would grant a person spells up to a certain spell slot. Such as what happens with undying.
But on your post, I checked warlock, Genie is unlocked and usual as it would normally be. So that's pretty awesome. Thanks for that! I appreciate the answer.
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So recently started with the blood hunter for fun. However, genie path is blocked. So I bought it. And now this makes no sense.
I bought the genie path, shouldn't it come with that stuff? I can't select one of the genies as a patron. I can't get the spells, nothing. I paid for something I could already used. Nothing has changed.
And no, I can't afford to buy the full sets. But now I have to buy a bunch of stuff for the one path. This feels like a rip off. If it clearly stated that it doesn't include the genies or the spells etc etc, fine, I could live with that. Instead of buying the genie path, I would have just bought something like Dao and get it done with. That would have been more beneficial than buying genie path.
If there's something I'm doing wrong however, I won't mind if someone tells me and points out what I need to do.
Did you mean to say Blood Hunter class? I'm asking because the genie patron is a subclass for the Warlock class, not Blood Hunter.
The genie is one of the patron options for the profane soul bloodhunter
As Ahzi said, the Genie Patron from Tasha's is only a subclass for the Warlock.
The Blood Hunter class is not official, and was published on D&D Beyond due to a partnership with Critical Role. All Blood Hunter content is completely free, and available on the Blood Hunter page. I'm assuming you're talking about the Order of the Profane Soul subclass with the Genie patron.
Based on what you've described, the most likely problem is that you have selected Blood Hunter, not Blood Hunter (INT) or Blood Hunter (WIS). Because Blood Hunters can use either INT or WIS as their primary ability, D&DB had to divide that up into two separate 'classes' for the character sheet to work correctly. In order to pick a subclass you must use either Blood Hunter (INT) or Blood Hunter (WIS).
If you did indeed buy the Genie Patron for the Warlock, I'd use the Support link at the bottom of the page to try and get a refund (keep in mind they're very busy, so it might be a few days before you get a reply).
Goes to show how much I actually look at the Critical Role content. Thanks for setting me straight on that one!
Yeah the blood hunter class which when using the profane soul, you get your patron. Most patrons are locked behind a pay wall. I first used the undying, but want to switch to genie now. Which is warlock subclass. But even so, I can't choose a patron.
So none of the spells or unique abilities are show when you level up.
I wouldn't go for a refund. I'm happy to have the genie path unlocked. So probably when I get paid end of the month buy the rest if needed. I'll give a shot to switch between the int and wis BH and see if that makes a difference.
My only issue is buying the content didn't show me any advancement in the class. It feels like I paid for absolutely nothing. But I'll try that other subsets as you said and see what happens.
I see i can't upload any screen shots. So I went and I checked the three different BH. So far, none of them works. I can choose an otherworldly patron. But it makes no difference between having bought the genie path or not. It still stays the same, doesn't matter if I switch between BH, BH int or BH wis. They all give me the option to choose a patron but no option to choose the actual patron to have the spell list.
So the only thing remaining means I have to buy that monster from the one book and then every single spell before I can fully unlock the path, which makes buying the path utterly pointless. And if there was a disclaimer stating, please buy this and this and this to complete the path, sure fine.
But other than that, I can't see where to change your patron. Not path but patron. Like choosing between one of the four genies. Or chowing which item you want to use as the special home base etc.
What do you exactly own at the moment?
As far as I can see, the patrons for the BH are ingrained into the class itself. You do not need any monsters or Warlock subclasses for that. All you need, is the spells that are not part of the SRD.
You can go to Imgur, upload the pictures there and then bring the permalink here if you want to show us pictures.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
You don't need to purchase anything to access the profane soul patron options. However, you do need to make sure you select the correct version (CR - Order of the Profane Soul (INT) or CR - Order of the Profane Soul (WIS)). If you don't, the patron list for Otherworldly Patron won't populate:
Can you provide a link to the character you're having this issue with?
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See, that I can do. I can select all of those options you just showed. I could choose any of them before purchasing the genie path. However, I can't choose a specific patron in the genie path. For example, I want to choose stone, not water or flame or wind, since each genie comes with a different spell list. I can't see those spells anywhere or have the option for choosing one of the genies. That's where I'm stuck. Not choosing the type of patron.
Edit: I've tried all classes. I've tried BH, BH int, BH wis. I've tried starting a new character and going up one level at a time. I've tried jumping to max level. I've tried editing a character. I've looked through the spells list, no spells for Dao. I've logged in and logged out. I've refreshed. I've switched between pc and mobile. I have the book downloaded that holds the genie path. I've made sure all other books are updated. I've scoured the internet for answers. I've asked friends but no one has tried patrons before. I've also given up as well.
As shown by your screen shots, yes, profane soul. I'm trying to load a screen shot but it's not working. But once you have profane soul, you choose your patron, in this case I'm going genie. But now I should have a choice between Dao, Djinn, Efreet and Marids. But those options don't appear. Without that option, I can't select to be in the specific path of water, air, wind or rock. I'm stuck with a big ole nothing. Unless this is still an oversight by Beyond and still needs to be added.
Nothing in the Order of the Profane Soul says you choose a specific genie option. From the class description:
I think maybe you've made the erroneous assumption that the Profane Soul patron works the exact same way as the Warlock patron; it doesn't
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Now that was an answer that answered my questions. Thank you. I was under the impression that a patron would grant a person spells up to a certain spell slot. Such as what happens with undying.
But on your post, I checked warlock, Genie is unlocked and usual as it would normally be. So that's pretty awesome. Thanks for that! I appreciate the answer.